Kyujutsu
Excerpt from "Secrets of the Samurai" by Ratti and Westbrook
Apr 05, 2023•10 min
Aikido Talks NYC
Aikido martial arts, meditation, spirituality, and more on ideas of how to integrate into healthy living off the mat for everyone.
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King Shaka Zulu
Excerpt from dw.com/en/shaka-zulu-founding-father-of-the-zulu-nation. Interview with historian Maxwell Shamase.
Mar 31, 2023•15 min
The Zulu People - Part II
Excerpt from site: SAHistory.org.za/article/zulu and drawing common thread of culture and details there of between warriors of Japan and South Africa.
Mar 27, 2023•11 min
The Zulu People - Part I
Speaking on the Zulu people and their significance of their land in South Africa, parallels to Aikido and Japanese culture, war tactics, African culture, living. Part one and small introduction.
Mar 20, 2023•17 min
Thoughts on Weapons
My small experience with profound aha moment that everyone can experience taking weapons class, with full awareness and care in attention.
Mar 15, 2023•8 min
Young People and Aikido Practice
Young people perspectives on growing in the art of aikido and how to relate, communicate legacy.
Mar 13, 2023•13 min
Good Memories, Good Stories
Remembering portions of good memories in good stories in aikido.
Feb 24, 2023•7 min
Tradition
Small thoughts on tradition and meaning of things we do culturally.
Feb 15, 2023•11 min
Memories of Sensei Yamada
Re-published episode of reflection on the late Sensei Yoshimitsu Yamada Shihan.
Feb 09, 2023•22 min
Community and Connection in Aikido
Commentary and reflection on Yamada Sensei in his way of keeping community.🌸
Feb 06, 2023•12 min
Two Shihans
Reflections on the gift of having two Shihans: Y. Yamada Sensei and S. Sugano Sensei at New York Aikikai.
Jan 30, 2023•7 min
Memories of Sensei Yamada Yoshimitsu Shihan
Thoughts and memories of Sensei Yamada and his gifts to us.
Jan 22, 2023•14 min
Skill Versus Knowledge
Excerpt from Legacies of The Sword in Knowledge versus Skill.
Jan 12, 2023•13 min
Tools To Achieve Proficency In Combat
Excerpt from Legacies of The Sword with reflection on more meditation and practice.
Jan 11, 2023•22 min
The Guarantee of True Mastery
Happy New Year! We start off the year with a new book, "Legacies of The Sword: The Kashima-Shinryū and Samurai Martial Culture", by Karl F. Friday with Seki Humitake, a small excerpt on meditation and the powerful use of it to achieve true mastery of the warrior arts.
Jan 05, 2023•19 min
Becoming Truly Alive
Last excerpt of 2022 from the book, "You Are Here: Discovering The Magic of the Present Moment", by Thich Nhat Hanh. From the chapter, "Becoming Truly Alive".
Dec 29, 2022•18 min
Reaching Excellence as an Aikidoist
A short talk about how we can reach excellence in our practice. Also informing how practitioners and non can think of how to keep growing through a limitless mindset.
Dec 20, 2022•8 min
Using Opportunity for Adjusting our Mind and Body in Any Situation
Excerpt from Morihei Ueshiba's book, BUDO, on The Principle of Adjusting Mind and Body.
Dec 16, 2022•9 min
The Aikidoverse!
This episode talks about this special place that exists within our Aikido community, where there is no competition - except with the self.
Dec 12, 2022•8 min
Young People and Attending Aikido Seminars.
Tips on how parents can help their young people attend Aikido Seminars.
Dec 08, 2022•8 min
Dojo Etiquette
Thoughts and observations on dojo etiquette.
Dec 05, 2022•17 min
How To Have Happiness and Peace in Practice
Excerpt from the book "You Are Here", by Thich Nhat Hanh on Happiness.
Dec 02, 2022•7 min
Aikido and The Holidays!
Small talk on gathering for the Holidays in the Aikido world.
Nov 28, 2022•6 min
The Jo
Excerpt from “In The Dojo”, by Dave Lowry on weapons.
Nov 17, 2022•7 min
Seminars For Beginners!
A small commentary on seminars for beginner aikidoists.
Nov 14, 2022•14 min
Training Matters
Friday Special on thoughts on the kyu levels in training, and the expectations on growth as a practitioner.
Nov 11, 2022•13 min
Precautions In Training
Excerpt from the book "Budo" on basic points of training.
Nov 07, 2022•10 min
Basic Movements
Excerpt from the book "Budo", by Morihei Ueshiba
Nov 04, 2022•4 min
Obtaining Proper Rest
Snippet from "A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind" on rest!
Nov 01, 2022•8 min
The Meaning of Dan Degrees
A look at the yudansha (black belt) ranking levels in Aikido by their individual meaning, as written by the late Nobuyoshi Tamura Shihan, shared from the website odtuaikido.org of Ankara, Turkey.
Oct 27, 2022•19 min
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